Trinity beginsThe present church came into being on 11 February 1959 as an amalgamation of Queen Street Baptist and Cape Road Baptist churches. The Cape Road church had been established in the 1930's and had been running their services in the older building which is used as the church hall today. The current larger building was constructed with the merging of the two churches in mind and its pitched roof was designed to mimic two praying hands. The name Trinity has its roots in the thought that two churches were able to merge in order to form a third church.
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The TweedTrinity Baptist, interestingly enough, has a connection with a paddle / steam ship, called the Tweed. This particular ship was first launched in the Bombay Dockyard, India, in 1854. In 1888 the ship ran into disrepair and damage in Algoa Bay and was towed into Port Elizabeth Harbour for the final time. The Tweed was dismantled and it's usable parts auctioned off. It is recorded that the beams of the ship were used to build the roof of a church in Port Elizabeth and it is believed that Trinity Baptist is that church. What is confirmed is that Trinity had a few furniture items constructed from the wood of the ship, namely a communion table and chairs.
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